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Informist, Friday, Sept. 12, 2025

By Shreya Shetty

MUMBAI – Prices of chana and masur remained steady while those of tur fell in key spot markets across the country Friday, traders said. Prices of chana were steady amid limited deamnd from millers while those of masur were steady as demand for the legume matched its supply, they said. Prices of tur fell amid subdued demand and the availability of cheaper imports of tur, they said.

CHANA prices in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, were steady at INR 6,100-INR 6,150 per 100 kilogram, said Raja Jain, a local trader. There was some demand from millers but not substantial enough to boost prices, he said. "Millers are making need-based purchases currently, so prices have been fluctuating by INR 50-INR 100 (per 100 kg) only lately," he said.

Jain sees a rise in festival demand from next week, ahead of Navratri. A steep rise in prices is unlikely because of the upcoming shipments of chana from Australia, which are cheaper than the domestic variety. However, the deals being made for imports of Australian chana are for "small quantities", which are unlikely to cause a major downtrend in prices, he said. These shipments are expected to arrive in the country between October and December.

Prices of chana in Bikaner, Rajasthan, remained steady at INR 5,700-INR 5,750 per 100 kg, traders said.

TUR prices in Akola, Maharashtra, fell by INR 25 from Thursday to INR 6,750-INR 6,775 per 100 kg, said Ashok Gupta, a local trader. Arrivals were steady at 3,000 bags (1 bag = 50 kg), he said. Prices are down due to subdued demand, he said. The ongoing cheaper imports from African countries, which are expected to increase between October and November, are also weighing on prices, he said. 

Though there is some crop loss due to heavy rainfall in the major tur growing regions in Maharashtra, the extent of damage is not worrisome, Gupta said. There will be a cause for worry if incessant showers continue over the region, furthering the damage to the standing kharif crop, he said. Maharashtra is the top tur-producing state in India.

On the other hand, larger damage to the crop has been reported in parts of Karnataka, the second-largest tur-producing state. Though tur prices could find some support due to domestic crop loss in the medium term, a steep rise in prices is unlikely as continuous imports from African countries are expected to quell any supply concern, Gupta said.

Prices of tur in Katni, Madhya Pradesh, fell by INR 50 from the previous day to INR 6,800-INR 6,900 per 100 kg, according to the India Pulses and Grains Association.

MASUR prices in Indore held steady at INR 6,050-INR 6,100 per 100 kg, Jain said. Prices are steady as demand for the legume is on a par with its supply. 

Prices of choti variety of masur at Lalitpur, Uttar Pradesh, remained steady at INR 5,800-INR 6,300 per 100 kg, the association said. Prices of the moti variety of masur in Lalitpur were also steady at INR 7,500-INR 8,400 per 100 kg.  End

Edited by Subhojit Sarkar

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